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kindergarten

[kin-der-gahr-tn, -dn] / ˈkɪn dərˌgɑr tn, -dn /
NOUN
daycare
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NOUN
preschool
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Shaun Johnson, a venture capitalist who lives in San Francisco, plans to send his son to Alpha kindergarten.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

There isn’t a lot of wit involved in imagining what orange slime could do to a location, and a lot of veteran talent gets thrown into the service of a lot of kindergarten humor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

In kindergarten, that means manipulating objects rather than written numerals.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Beginning in kindergarten, children’s knowledge of numbers becomes more formal and symbol-based, according to Alice Klein, a developmental psychologist who studies early math screening and intervention.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Mama says I always liked words; that I was talking before I could walk, and reading and writing before I even got to kindergarten.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

The state’s measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccinations among kindergartens fell nearly 10% over 13 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Authorities also waived fees for public kindergartens beginning last fall.

From Barron's Jan. 19, 2026

Getting vaccinated against hepatitis A has never been required as a condition of entry to California’s kindergartens or child-care centers, however.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2025

"Places should stop operating if they do not comply with current standards, in crowded places such as hotels, residences, nursing homes or kindergartens," says Prof Atayilmaz of Yildiz Technical University.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2025

It had long been a leader in education, establishing one of the first kindergartens and introducing practice teaching to further the studies of its students.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson




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